Dem lawmaker notifies police about Facebook threats
Staffers for Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) have reportedly notified Capitol Police about threats the lawmaker allegedly received from members of a right-wing group angry over his stance on...
View ArticleTrump to decry 'decades of political stalemate' in State of the Union
President Trump is seeking to deliver a bipartisan, optimistic State of the Union address next Tuesday despite the divisive political atmosphere in Washington fueled by the threat of another government...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez says her offices are 'flooded' with bigoted calls
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Friday that her offices are “flooded with bigoted calls” while weighing in on a back-and-forth between a pair of House colleagues.Ocasio-Cortez discussed...
View ArticleFive takeaways from the latest fundraising reports in the lead-up to 2020
Two years out from the 2020 presidential race, President Trump is raking in money from his small-dollar army as he gears up for a challenging reelection race.Democratic presidential candidates are also...
View ArticleDem lawmaker to bring former Trump property undocumented worker to State of...
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) announced Friday that he will bring Sandra Diaz, a formerly undocumented immigrant who worked at a Trump property, to the State of the Union address next week. Diaz, a Costa...
View ArticleRep. Bobby Scott: Northam's KKK-blackface yearbook photo...
Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott (D) said Friday night that Gov. Ralph Northam's (D) past behavior appearing in a photo showing blackface and a Ku Klux Klan robe is "indefensible," joining a slew of Democrats...
View ArticlePelosi adds pressure on Northam as calls for resignation build
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to "do the right thing" following a photo that surfaced Friday showing a man wearing blackface and another dressed in a...
View ArticlePuerto Rico statehood supporters pin hopes on House action
The head of Puerto Rico's Statehood Commission has high hopes for action on statehood legislation in the U.S. House now that Democrats are in the majority.Charles Rodríguez, chairman of the commission...
View ArticleDem lawmaker 'confident' bipartisan group will strike deal on...
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said Sunday that he feels "confident" members of a bipartisan committee negotiating border security funding will be able to reach an agreement, despite President Trump's...
View ArticleDems face internal battle over BDS bill
Legislation designed to shield Israel from boycotts is dividing House Democrats, pitting those who want to protect their Middle Eastern ally against liberal lawmakers voicing concerns that the very...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez holds call with UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held a phone call Sunday."Great to speak to @AOC on the phone this evening and hear first hand how she’s challenging the...
View ArticleTrump will give State of Union to sea of opponents
When Donald Trump stands on the elevated dais and looks out onto the House floor Tuesday night, the 45th president will see the faces of a number of Democrats eager to unseat him in 2020.Sen. Cory...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez bringing woman who confronted Flake in elevator to State of the...
Ana Maria Archila, the woman who had a widely seen confrontation with former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) last year over his support for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Tuesday will attend...
View ArticleIlhan Omar bringing Liberian immigrant facing deportation threat to State of...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced Monday that her State of the Union guest will be a Liberian immigrant who is facing possible deportation due to a Trump administration policy change.Omar said in a...
View ArticlePelosi hits highest favorability rating in CNN poll since 2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has seen her favorability surge to its highest levels in more than a decade, according to a new CNN poll.The poll released Monday found Pelosi’s favorability...
View ArticleMore Dems plan to skip Trump's State of the Union
The number of House Democrats announcing their plans to skip President Trump's State of the Union address grew to four on Monday.Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who didn't attend Trump's address to...
View ArticleHispanic Dems announce task forces for 116th Congress
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) announced Monday its issue-based task forces for the current Congress. The CHC will have 13 task forces, up from 11 during last Congress, as the group has grown...
View ArticleComstock hits back at Warren: 'Perhaps you were getting a beer' and...
Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) fired back at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) after the likely presidential contender questioned whether the ex-lawmaker would "register as a lobbyist, or bob &...
View ArticleDemocrats seek to take on Trump at State of the Union
Democrats want to use the State of the Union address on Tuesday night to illustrate their efforts to take on President Trump now that they have a majority in the House. Fresh off their political...
View ArticleClimate change on front burner after 8 years of GOP rule
For the first time in years, the House will hold two congressional hearings on fighting climate change this week, breaking with the skepticism that prevailed during the past eight years of GOP...
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